Guest Author Luci Tapahonso
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Contemporary Native American Authors
- Grade Level: Senior High (10-12)-Adult
- Subjects: Contemporary, Language and Literature
- Produced By: Governors State University
- Year: 1997
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Running Time: 58m 48s
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Luci Tapahonso (Navajo) is a professor at the University of Kansas (Lawrence) and a very well-respected poet in her own right. Topics covered in this discussion include the matriarchal structure of Navajo culture, the nature of American Indian poetry, and the ways in which Navajo readers - both children and adults - can feel more empowered through literature targeted to them.